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http://mainewoodsyarn-fiber.blogspot.com/

Maine Woods Yarn & Fiber
Palermo, Maine, United States
We are fiber artists and our business is located in the woods of Maine but not too far from the beautiful coast. All of our yarns, spindles, kits and knitting supplies are handcrafted in our studio. We have a website at www.mainewoodsyarn.com and on Etsy at http://www.etsy.com/mainewoodsyarn. We enjoy sharing our tips and techniques for spinning, dying and knitting and enjoy hearing back ideas from others.

• Added on: Apr 2nd, 2008
• Country: United States
• Language: English

• Author: Arlyne
• Listed in: Knitting Spinning
• Tags: fiber knitting yarn etsy spinning felting

Recent Posts

• DROP SPINDLE DILEMAS 101: FINISHING YARN

  Posted on Thursday June 5th, 2008 at 15:19

  Well now you've had plenty of time to get into a tangle but lets hope the end result was yarn! You're not quite done yet...If you remove the yarn now and try to use it, it will unwind after all that spinning! The twist has to be set. Assuming you hav...

• DROP SPINDLE DILEMAS 101-LEADING & SPINNING!

  Posted on Wednesday May 21st, 2008 at 19:12

  So now you are all hooked up to spin....well almost. Attaching the fiber to the leader can be a bit of a challenge and not just for newbie spinners (but there are ways around it!). The leader should extend a few inches beyond the hook. Make an openin...

• DROP SPINDLE DILEMAS 101- GETTING STARTED

  Posted on Wednesday May 14th, 2008 at 13:42

  Bear with me these days. Remember I told you we were juried in that wonderful shop? Well it's opening this weekend and I'm trying to keep some bit of my sanity! On to drop spindle spinning. Now that you've made your spindle choice, it's time to set ...

• DROP SPINDLE DILEMAS 101-TOP OR BOTTOM ?

  Posted on Tuesday May 6th, 2008 at 15:50

  This is the 1st in a series of drop spindle dilemas, tips and help for those who are having difficulty learning to use a drop spindle. Newbies are never sure whether to start with a top whorl or bottom whorl spindle. Well here's the story:1) A bottom...

• I'm Back, I'm Back! Got Juried For a New Shop!

  Posted on Wednesday April 30th, 2008 at 09:50

  An unexpected request to get juried for the Maine Artisan's Collective coop in Lincoln Beach , Maine! Our work was seen online and I was emailed to consider becoming a memeber and having our work juried at their next meeting, April 12th! Well, I didn...

• NO MORE BLACK...COLOR IS BACK!

  Posted on Thursday April 3rd, 2008 at 09:40

  I was watching a show on fashion trends and we all know bright colors are in, but I even saw jeans in colors! Red, green, purple...etc. How cool is that with some coordinated bright knits to top them. No more wearing so much black, like everyone is g...

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